Tyler Skaggs’ relapse into opioid addiction was not evident to many of his closest associates, including his agent, who testified Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the wrongful death lawsuit of the pitcher who died after ingesting a fentanyl-laced pill in 2019. ‘Before he died, I did not think he was using,’ Ryan Hamill, the pitcher’s longtime agent, said in court, according ...
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo could be out until the calendar turns to 2026 after exiting Wednesday’s win over the Detroit Pistons early with a calf injury, according to a new update. Antetokounmpo is expected to miss 2-4 weeks with a right calf strain, ESPN reported on Thursday, Dec. 4, and the longer end of that timeline would put his ...
Travis Kelce is again a nominee for one of the NFL’s most prestigious awards. The tight end on Thursday was named the Kansas City Chiefs’ club winner for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, making him one of 32 league-wide finalists for the honor. Kelce, 36, was also the team’s nominee for the 2024 season, when the ...
When Michelle Akers boarded a flight from New York to Italy for the USWNT’s first international match in 1985 at 19, she didn’t understand the gravity of the moment. ‘I literally was just there to play. No money, no fanfare, no audience, nothing. It was just because we loved it,’ Akers, a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, ...
The National Women’s Soccer League wants to keep Washington Spirit star Trinity Rodman in the league for years to come. But Rodman’s services will come at a cost, and according to multiple media reports, NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman vetoed a deal that would have kept Rodman in the league. According to The Athletic, the 23-year-old Rodman was ready to accept ...
AI-assisted summary Ralph Lauren designed the opening and closing ceremony uniforms for Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The opening ceremony uniform features a white wool coat, while the closing ceremony outfit includes a color-blocked puffer jacket. All items in the uniforms are manufactured in the United States. Team USA athletes praised the new designs for their style, warmth, ...
First lady Melania Trump announced Thursday that an additional seven Ukrainian children have returned to their families in the war-torn country as part of a Russia-Ukraine youth reunification initiative. ‘My dedication to guaranteeing the safe return of children to their families in this region is unwavering,’ Melania Trump said in a statement shared by the White House, which noted that ...
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández thanked President Donald Trump for pardoning him, writing on social media that he was ‘wrongfully convicted.’ ‘My profound gratitude goes to President @realDonaldTrump for having the courage to defend justice at a moment when a weaponized system refused to acknowledge the truth. You reviewed the facts, recognized the injustice, and acted with conviction. You ...
The suspect who allegedly planted pipe bombs blocks from the U.S. Capitol on January 5, 2021, has been identified as Brian Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Va., according to two sources briefed on the arrest. The sources say Cole, 30, is in FBI custody as of Thursday following roughly five years of investigation. The FBI arrested Cole in northern Virginia. Authorities ...
HURRICANE MILLS, T.N . – Two medics rolled Ashlee Sokalski onto a backboard and fitted the 19-year-old with a neck brace in the middle of the dirt motocross track. Other teen racers whizzed past on their off-road motorcycles, no halt to the race, no safety flaggers in sight. Sokalski had sharpened her race skills for years and finally broke through ...